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Previous IU South Bend Campus Bulletins

Students are ordinarily subject to the curricular requirements outlined in the Bulletin in effect at the start of their current degree. See below for links to previous Bulletins (bulletins prior to 2013-2014 are in PDF format only).

Electives (6 cr.)

The 6 credit hours of electives may be drawn from the following courses or an approved substitute. Students seeking to apply a course with a comprehensive international theme to the minor should be able to show that a major portion of their work, such as a term paper or similar assignment, dealt directly with a Latin American/Latino topic. To preserve the minor’s interdisciplinary focus, courses must be drawn from at least two departments.

Speech Communication

Women’s Studies

WGS-W 400 Topics in Women’s Studies
VT: Gender, Sexuality, and Race in Contemporary United States Immigration

One 400 level course with Latin American or Latino Studies focus (3 cr.)

Language Requirement

Language facility is an important part of regional and cross-cultural understanding. All students seeking this minor must complete second-year Spanish or its equivalent. Students registered in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences complete the language requirement by taking Spanish to fulfill the language requirements for the Bachelor of Arts. Students in other divisions take SPAN-S 204 Second-Year Spanish 2 as an elective for the minor as well as meeting the language requirement. Students enrolled or contemplating this minor are encouraged to complete their language courses as early as possible in their program.

Both the Spanish and sociology component of the IU South Bend Mexico and Costa Rica programs, SOC-S 362 World Societies and Cultures, can be applied to the minor and students are encouraged to consider this program or other international experience. All coursework for the minor should be planned with an advisor from the Latin American/Latino Studies Committee. This helps achieve a program of complementary coursework tailored to a student’s specific needs and interests.